See also NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta, GA)
Workshops and Public Programs
From Sacred Harp to Elvis: Music in the Archives
The National Archives-Southeast Region is pleased to present an exhibit of documents relating to music in our society. These documents tell the story of the diversity of music in the South and offer a small window into the lives of a few notable musicians. Like all Americans, some musicians achieved great fame and fortune, others spent time in court, some were drafted, and some met presidents. But all enriched our lives with their talent.
Location: National Archives - Southeast Region
5780 Jonesboro Road
Morrow, GA 30260
Date: March 7, 2009 - April 30, 2009 (Closed Sundays and Mondays)
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Contact/Registration: 770-968-2100
Annual Meeting of the Friends of the National Archives, Southeast Region
Program: This Property is Condemned! By Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr.
No, Ken Thomas will not be talking about the Tennessee Williams play! He will be discussing an often overlooked, and rich, source of family history information-land condemnation records. Land condemnation is the legal process by which the government uses its power to take private property for the purpose of public use upon payment of "just compensation." Examples of land condemnation files are the government's taking of land to build military bases, national parks, dams, and government facilities.
The files of the Southeast Region are full of land condemnation court cases. They often contain important information on the families who occupied the land and can include letters, photographs, and lineage charts. Examples of land condemnation case files for Fort Benning, Georgia, and various other sites will be on display.
A native of Columbus, Georgia, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. began his genealogy and local history interest by going with his grandparents to Fort Benning and hearing the stories of how the family land was taken over by the government, leaving only the family cemetery as a reminder of that lost world. He is the long-time writer of the Genealogy column that appears each Sunday in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Location: National Archives - Southeast Region
5780 Jonesboro Road
Morrow, GA 30260
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Time: 10:00 (Brief business meeting followed by program)
Cost: Free
Contact/Registration: 770-968-2100
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Metro Atlanta
Topic: African American Genealogy Research in Alabama
Speaker: Frazine Taylor, Archivist, Alabama State Archives
Location: National Archives - Southeast Region
5780 Jonesboro Road
Morrow, GA 30260
Date: April 25, 2009
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact/Registration: mhack50@bellsouth.net
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